"Amtrak is nothing like the historic Zephyr," said Cathy von Ibsch, 63, who worked as a Zephyrette when the private service came to an end in 1970. "It (Amtrak) didn't have the same class or same feel ...

Wrong. I think these sights are best viewed by rail, not road. That’s why I decided to ride Amtrak’s California Zephyr from Denver to San Francisco. At several points along a route that ...

I’ll bet Ralph Waldo Emerson was on a train when he wrote: “Life is a journey, not a destination.” Riding the rails lulls passengers back to an era when travel time was spent taking in new ...

With a reputation for being one of the most beautiful train routes in North America, Amtrak’s California Zephyr travels daily between Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area on a 51-hour ...

Nobody understands the magic of Amtrak's California Zephyr train quite like Brad Swartzwelter, better known to passengers as Conductor Brad. During Swartzwelter's 30-year career as a conductor ...

EMERYVILLE, Calif. (AP) – The journey east on Amtrak’s California Zephyr train is as good as the destination. Riding the rails from the San Francisco Bay area to Reno, Nev., offers beautiful ...

A 52-hour train journey across America takes passengers through beautiful sights including deserts and mountains. The California Zephyr is a long-distance passenger train between Chicago and San ...